we need to focus our efforts to grow the american economy, not the government economy. [applause] this is the most important point i want to make today. if you take nothing else away from what i have to say today, please understand this. we must not become the party of austerity. we must become the party of growth. [applause] of course, we know the government is out of control. we just lost an election. we must not continue to fight on our opponents terms. the republican party must become the party of growth. it is not based in washington, d.c. [applause] we have fallen into a trap of believing the world revolves around washington, that the economy is based there. if our goal is to simply better manage the disaster that is the federal government, you can count me out. i am not sign -- signing up for that. honestly, who of you here wants to sign up to help manage the slow decline of the united states of america? i sure don't. not -- that is what we have democrats for. [applause] party promises to be the party of more, but they are actually the party of less. they are the